Archive - 26 December 2013

Of the 71 sections added to Syariah criminal offences, new laws include those on royalty and 'men behaving as women'.

A lorry carrying 34 drums of acid skidded and overturned causing spillage of the hazardous chemical at Jalan Machang-Kota Baru in Machang.

Selangor PAS Youth chief Mohd Sany Hamzan says the honour to place the flag was given in recognition of her services to the party.

The buyers are crying foul at having to pay between RM160,000 and RM180,000 for a unit compared with the original price of RM72,500.

MACC director of investigations Mustafa Ali says the police officer gave his statement in Putrajaya last Tuesday.

Do not belittle the prime minister for doing his job, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia warns the outgoing head of the Catholic Church.

UPDATED 6PM The suspect is said to have posted a message on Facebook urging people to attend a Dec 31 rally to overthrow the government.

Its student affairs dept says it is worried for the safety of the students should they participate, though it did not give any stern warnings.

The 13 residents received a letter dated Dec 20 saying they should have moved out by Dec 15, says PKR's Vinesh Nair.

UPDATED 5.25PM Three key figures join tweet campaign against the suspension, saying curtailing the media is more negative.

Do not recognise the posts of DAP leaders until the Registrar of Societies (ROS) has verified the outcome of the re-election, says Zulkifli Mohd Noor.

UPDATED 3.15PM The government must first review expenditures to find out how it can reduce its operating costs, says the former PM.

The former de facto law minister proposes that in exchange, Christians support a law to protect Muslims from conversions.

UPDATED 2.59PM It has not closed its investigation papers on Sarawak CM Taib Mahmud yet, describing it as an 'ongoing process'.

A group of police officers sent by Bukut Aman fail to question the PKR leader and are tight-lipped about the purpose of their visit, says SAMM.

MP SPEAKS Muhyiddin has kept mum on the subject in December. Is he going to continue to avoid the subject for the whole of next year?

Telling the people not to fault Umno for higher cost of living shows party leaders are far from realities the people face, says Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia.

UPDATED 3PM Rebutting the Finance Ministry’s statement, he says the sale may have been disclosed but it was still a bad move.

N Surendran says the people have a right to know the amount of their money that has been spent on the 'extremist group'.

This will also prove to the world Najib's boast that he is a moderate, says Kit Siang.

Other than the Lahad Datu intrusion, issuing ICs to illegals and killing of pygmy elephants also raised Sabahans' fury.

Nine years ago on this day, a tsunami from an earthquake near Aceh swept across oceans and left a path of destruction in its wake.

FREE YOURSAY 'If I was a ratepayer, I would certainly question whether the city government is getting the right bang for my buck.’

FREE YOURSAY 'The country is running short of money and this is mainly a result of mismanagement... which the rakyat must bear.’

FREE YOURSAY 'This country has a constitution. We are not run by whatever the majority desires, assuming the Umcedel poll is correct.’